Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Yoder

Joseph A. Yoder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8534961
    Abstract: A material blower for blowing materials that includes a base; a material container to hold the materials mounted to the base that is sealed to be pressurized; at least one loading opening in the top of the material container the includes a door to cover and seal the at least one loading opening; a material output chute as part of the bottom of the material container to receive material for distribution; a material exit at one end of the material output chute, the material exit including a distribution hose opening and an air blower connection; at least one anti-clumping bars that rotate inside the material container; an auger within and along the material output chute an air blower connected to the material container, the air blower connected to the material exit; a distribution hose; a power unit connected to the auger, the anti-clumping bars and the air blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Joseph A. Yoder
  • Patent number: 5099636
    Abstract: Apparatus for harvesting vinous row crops, such as tomatoes, by cutting the vines of a crop from their growing roots; receiving the vines from the cutter and imparting vibratory motion to the vines to break fruit from the vine by utilizing a first rotatable shaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventor: Joseph A. Yoder